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AEON vs K2 Bumblebee in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

Neither AEON nor K2 Bumblebee leads across the verified dimensions on DEPLOY's record as of 2026; the comparison table holds every sourced figure side by side.

Attribute
The Problem with this Humanoid Robot
AEONView full model page →
FRC team 1690 Orbit 2026 robot reveal - "KEPLER"
K2 BumblebeeView full model page →
ManufacturerHexagonKepler Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitypilotpilot
Autonomy—◐ not independently verified
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseshipping-nowshipping
PriceNot announced$34,000 (actual sale price)
Capability claims—
  • Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
Brain—
Verified deployments1Hexagon1Kepler Robotics
Privacy practices——
Sources on file67

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Editorial summaries

AEON

Hexagon's AEON is an industrial humanoid robot built for factory work such as assembly lines and high-voltage EV-battery manufacturing, developed with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and the Swiss actuator maker maxon. It carries 22 sensors and self-swapping batteries (about 23 seconds) for around-the-clock operation, with a walking speed near 2.5 meters per second.

DEPLOY records it at pilot maturity with one verified deployment, at BMW Group Plant Leipzig: the honest counterpoint to aggregator 'humanoids are working in factories at scale' framing, this is a verified pilot, not commercial-at-scale. As industrial equipment sold to manufacturers, it has no consumer price.

K2 Bumblebee

Kepler Robotics describes the K2 (Bumblebee) as commercially available and in mass production, priced at about $34,000 (RMB 248,000) per unit per the company's official announcement. Most volume is sold through enterprise framework agreements rather than individual retail. The price is verified from Kepler's own release.

Common questions

How do AEON and K2 Bumblebee differ?
Neither AEON nor K2 Bumblebee leads across the verified dimensions on DEPLOY's record as of 2026; the comparison table holds every sourced figure side by side.
What is the difference between AEON and K2 Bumblebee?
AEON and K2 Bumblebee are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Is AEON or K2 Bumblebee more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither AEON nor K2 Bumblebee has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.
Which has more verified deployments, AEON or K2 Bumblebee?
AEON and K2 Bumblebee each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

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